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Gates warns that a coronavirus-like outbreak will happen 'every 20 years or so'

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Re: Gates warns that a coronavirus-like outbreak will happen 'every 20 years or so'

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He doesn't have crystal ball, how did he came up with this?

The title is editorialized.

The quote is “...And so now people realise, OK, there really is a meaningful probability every 20 years or so with lots of world travel that one of these [viruses] will come along...”